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Published 23:59 IST, November 7th 2019

PM Modi shares a 90-year-old picture of Kashi Ghat in Varanasi

PM Modi, who was at the Himachal Investors Summit on Thursday morning took to social media to share a picture of Varanasi, which he found in Dharamshala.

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PM Narendra Modi, who was at the Himachal Investors Summit on Thursday morning took to social media to share a picture of Varanasi, which he found in Dharamshala. PM Modi in his caption said that the picture that he shared on Instagram was nearly 90 years old. The picture shows Benares's (now Varanasi) Kashi Ghat alongside the river Ganga. He called the picture as a "gem from history". 

PM Modi shares Benares's old picture

As PM Modi shared the picture of Varanasi, which he obtained from Dharamshala, he said in the caption, "Today in Dharamshala, I got this lovely photograph of Varanasi. Almost 90 years old, this photo shows a busy part of Kashi, alongside the river. Thought will share this gem from history with you all".

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PM Modi on four wheels of development in Dharamshala

PM Modi while he was in Dharamshala to attend the Rising Himachal Pradesh Global Investors Meet 2019 spoke about the four wheels of development which are responsible for India's growth. He said, "All of the industrialists present here understand very well that when different units of a company give a good result, then the result of the company improves as well. So if the states of the country are performing well, then the direct impact of their performance falls on the country as well. Just because of other states like Himachal, India has improved its identity by becoming a more business-friendly nation. Today we are developing further with a new approach and new thinking." 

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Read: Society, Govt, Industry and...: PM Modi lists development's 4 wheels

"There are four wheels responsible for this development,"  PM Modi continued, adding, "The first wheel is the society, which is aspiring. The second wheel is the government, which is encouraging towards the making of New India. The third wheel is that of the Industry, which is daring, and the fourth wheel of knowledge, which motivates sharing. With these four wheels, we are moving towards development pretty fast " 

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22:41 IST, November 7th 2019